Literature at Sewanee - The University of the South

Every literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the literature program at Sewanee - The University of the South stacks up to those at other schools.

Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and approximately 1,800 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Sewanee Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Literature
• Master’s Degree in Literature

Sewanee Literature Rankings

The literature major at Sewanee is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Literature Student Demographics at Sewanee

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the literature majors at Sewanee - The University of the South.

Sewanee Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Sewanee since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in literature at Sewanee are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sewanee - The University of the South with a bachelor's in literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Sewanee Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of literature master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in literature each year. Sewanee does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a literature master's degree from Sewanee, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sewanee - The University of the South with a master's in literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Literature

The following literature concentations are available at Sewanee - The University of the South. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sewanee - The University of the South. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Writing Studies
• General English Literature

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Sewanee - The University of the South.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Uncited photographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.